Hydratrack Diff - pro and contra ???
Hydratrack Diff - pro and contra ???
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christof

Original Poster:

963 posts

308 months

Monday 20th January 2003
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Just thinking if it's necessary to spec the hydratrack diff or not.

The problem is that all my later TVR had the hydratrak diff, so I don't know how the driving will be with the TVR diff.

I personally noticed nothing special with having a hydratrak.

Please give me your views...


Christof

GreenV8S

30,999 posts

308 months

Monday 20th January 2003
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Just thinking if it's necessary to spec the hydratrack diff or not.

The problem is that all my later TVR had the hydratrak diff, so I don't know how the driving will be with the TVR diff.

I personally noticed nothing special with having a hydratrak.

Please give me your views...


Christof


Not strictly Hydratrack but I hated the viscous diff that came as standard in the V8S, the current friction plate one is a vast improvement.

andyvdg

1,537 posts

307 months

Monday 20th January 2003
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I met someone who claimed he couldn't do donuts (sp ?) in his Cerbera because he said it had a hydratrack diff.

griff2be

5,105 posts

291 months

Tuesday 21st January 2003
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The same reason was produced by various non-donut capable Tuscan drivers at TVRs Performance Technique day at Bedford in August

I didn't have a problem in my Griff!

jonesg1002

64 posts

306 months

Tuesday 21st January 2003
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Christof,

I've had tuscans without and the current with.

On the very few occasions I have found to play with it (low grip and low speed), I have found it smoother pushing the back out and much smoother when it comes back in.

Also accelerating in a straight line appears not to result in any snaking motion when traction is lost when I have been trying a little too hard off the mark.

I have never had the desire to do 'donuts' and hence cannot comment on what difference it makes but think it is well worth 500 quid.

Graham

joospeed

4,473 posts

302 months

Tuesday 21st January 2003
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I think it's poo. save the money and get the hooligan std friction diff.

rolexblue

199 posts

288 months

Tuesday 21st January 2003
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Got Hydratrack on my Cerbera - don't really like, come back Chimaera LSD all is forgiven. BTW if you have Hydracrap there is a page in the Cerbera's handbook that warns against continuous wheelspin (donuts, big power slides ect) as it can cause diff failure!

Paul

christof

Original Poster:

963 posts

308 months

Tuesday 21st January 2003
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Thanks guys, well haven't made a decision yet, but maybe my wallet tells me what to do

Christof